2017-12-11-minutes-public-works-study-session

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PURPOSE. The purpose of this Agreement is to acknowledge and facilitate the parties' mutual interest in updating the Kittitas County Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). 2. ADMINISTRATION No new separate legal or administrative entity is created to administer the provisions of this Agreement. a. The District's point or contact for purposes of this Agreement shall be as follows: Anna Lael, District Manager Kittitas County Conservation District 2211 W Dolarway Road, Ste 4 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone: (509) 925-3352 ext. 207 Fax: (888) 546-0825 b. The point of contact for the Kittitas County shall be as follows: Mark Cook, Director Kittitas County Public Works 411 N Ruby Ste I Ellensburg WA 98926 Phone: (509) 962-7523 Fax: (509)962-7663 3. SCOPE. This agreement contemplates that the District will: a. Lead and facilitate the Kittitas County CWPP Update Steering Committee convened for the purpose of updating the 2009 CWPP document b. Update the County Wildfire Protection Plan; i. Update will be compatible with FEMA requirements for Hazard Mitigation Plans, and adhere to the guidelines of the National Fire Plan, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (2003) and the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. ii. Update will assess wildfire risks; collect data for those risks. and analyze the data with the expressed intent to reduce the potential for wildfires that are a threat to people, structures, and infrastructure. iii. Identify prioritized areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatments and build on existing efforts to restore healthy forest conditions. c. Present a final version to the Kittitas Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation from the Steering Committee to adopt the Kittitas County CWPP Update. Interlocal Cooperation Agreement County Wildfire Protection Pian Page 2 of 8